mũtumia
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kikuyu ==
=== Alternative forms ===
mũtumiya, mũtimia
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /mòtùmíjà(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.
(Kiambu)
(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.
=== Noun ===
mũtumia class 1 (plural atumia)
woman
married woman; wife
==== Synonyms ====
(woman): mũka, mũndũ mũka, mũndũ wa nja; (derogatory) gaka
(wife): mũka
==== Antonyms ====
(antonym(s) of “woman”): mũthuuri
(antonym(s) of “wife”): mũthuuri
==== Derived terms ====
(Phrases)
mũtumia wa kĩero gĩtune
(Proverbs)
gũtirĩ mũtumia wenjagĩrwo mbuĩ kwa nyina
mũtumia na kĩonje nĩ ũndũ ũmwe
mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua
==== See also ====
(woman): kairĩtu, mũirĩtu, kĩheti
(wife): mũhiki
=== References ===